Archive image from page 495 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam02bail Year: 1900 MALPlGHIA (Marcello Malpighi, 1628-1693, distin- guished amtoniist at Boulogne who wrote on the anatomy of plants) Valpuih,,,,,, \h(nit 20 species of small trees or shrubs nn stU n itn es cf tropical America, one
Archive image from page 495 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam02bail Year: 1900 MALPlGHIA (Marcello Malpighi, 1628-1693, distin- guished amtoniist at Boulogne who wrote on the anatomy of plants) Valpuih,,,,,, \h(nit 20 species of small trees or shrubs nn stU n itn es cf tropical America, one of which IS the 1 iil,ul.,(s Hi. ii\ The fruit is about the si/o md sh ipe ot i siiiali northern cherry, but inferior in (iinlit\ It has an acid taste. It is borne onashrub which grow saboutOft high and has handsome crimson fls of a distinct appearance. The fl. is about in. across, and the 5 petals have a claw about as long as the fringed blade. This shrub is a native of the West Indies and is cult, in all the Islands as well as S. Amer. It is also offered in S. Fla. Malpighias have opposite, short-stalked lvs., glabrous or tomentose, entire or spiny-toothed : Hs. axillary, clus- tered or corymbose, rarely solit;ir\', rtM], rttse or white; calyx 5-parted, 6-10-gliUMlul:M ; m: us 10: ovary 3- celled: styles 3, distinct: diii].- .; I', the stones with or without 3-5 crests or wui-s ,iii the back. glabra, Linn. Barbadoes Cherkv. Lvs. ovate, gla- brous, entire, usually pointed, having a few biscuspi- date hairs which disappear early: umbels 3-5-Hd.: ca- lyx 6-8 glandular: stones obtusely 4-angled. 813. W. M. MALVA (old Latin name from Greek malache; refer- ring to the emollient lvs.). MalvAcetf. About 16 species of herbs, widely scattered, 4 of which are cult, in America and have escaped from old gardens, while one, M. rotnn- difolia (Fig. 1352), the common Mallow, is a familiar weed. These plants are of the easiest culture, and bloom all summer and fall, havi
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